I'm actually treating very severe arthritis (my entire body) and trying to avoid double knee replacement. My surgeon has advised that as long as I'm willing to live with my limitations and have the pain under control, I should put off the surgery as long as possible.

I can't walk distances or use stairs, but since I also have a bad ankle, foot, and spine, I would not gain much mobility with knee replacement, so it's only a question of how well I can control the pain.

For over 20 years, I took anti-inflammatory meds, until I realized that they do nothing but take the 'edge' off the pain, and they are not good for the body overall.

Now I control with diet and exercise. I eat an anti-inflammatory diet--no grains, no sugar, no egg yolks, and my red meat is limited to grass-fed only. I eat a diet high in omega 3s (fish daily)--mainly fish, meat, egg whites, and green vegetables, mainly spinach, broccoli, cabbage.

I used to swim regularly but a shoulder injury prevents that now. Instead I do strength training. With the knees, it's essential to strengthen the leg muscles because they must do extra work if you can't stress the joint.

I began by having my physician write a prescription for physical therapy. They taught me how to exercise to strengthen the muscles, and now I do it regularly.

I sometimes have pain at night that disturbs my sleep, but I can take an Rx pain med for more restful sleep as needed.

I have mild arthritis and started taking 4500 mg of Glucosamine around a year ago, I now walk with ease, have no problems going down stairs, (I had to go down sideways one by one on occasion) and feel no pain at night any longer. I saw the improvement after around 3 months of Glucosamine.

It doesn't work for everyone but it has changed my life.

I also do JUDDD which is known to fight inflammation. And I started taking Diatomaceous Earth too.

if you are sensitive to a food then you should notice an increase in pain/discomfort within 8 hours or more. after the food has gotten out of your system ( usually with-in 24 hours unless you are continuously eating it). the pain/discomfort should subside.

Sharss, if you don't mind my asking, could you list the supplements you take, and the amounts? I have arthritis issues and I'm so confused as to what I should/should not take. My doctor is pretty useless with all of this.